Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Sudan
Sudan: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.106 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Sudan is 0.106 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Sudan peaked at 0.1825 ha per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0757 ha per person, in 2022.
That places Sudan 21st out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Sudan, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.1825 ha per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.1626 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1281 ha per person | -21.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1219 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1336 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 0.116 ha per person | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1073 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0919 ha per person | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1235 ha per person | +34.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1068 ha per person | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0757 ha per person | -29.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1213 ha per person | +60.2% |
| 2024 | 0.106 ha per person | -12.6% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.106 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0396 ha per person, 2.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.106 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.062 ha per person, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +60.2% | 0.0757 ha per person | 0.1213 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1305 ha per person | 0.0919 ha per person | 0.1825 ha per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.1067 ha per person | 0.0757 ha per person | 0.1235 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More climate change data for Sudan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 120.48 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 72,276 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 21,634 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 50,642 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 81.64 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,809 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,215 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,182 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 33.05 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.46 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Sudan?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Sudan was 0.106 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1825 ha per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0757 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Sudan ranks 21st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.